Zhenguan Han-in-law

Chapter 367 Worry
Chapter 363

Empress Changsun sat there and agreed that the royal family would not want those shares. As for whether Wei Hao would give it to the Ministry of Civil Affairs, she would not say it, and there was no reason to say it.When the ministers heard that Empress Changsun agreed, they stood up very gratefully, and cupped their hands at Empress Changsun: "Thank you, empress!"

"Well, don't rush to thank me. I need to make it clear. If Haoer doesn't give it to me, then he might not give it to the Ministry of Civil Affairs. You should think about it carefully. If you give it to me, I will pay you every year. They will also allocate money from internal funds. If they don’t give it to me, but give it to someone else, the court will have nothing.

So, what to do next is up to you, I will not put pressure on Shen Yong, there is no reason to put pressure on him!If I put pressure on him, wouldn't this child be chilled? "Empress Changsun sat there and said flatly to them.

"Yes. Yes!" The ministers nodded and said,
"Well, that's all right, I'm fine here, do you have anything else to do?" Empress Changsun sat there watching them and asked.

"Go back to your mother, no!" Fang Xuanling stood there shaking his head and said.

"Then I won't send you off, Xiaogong, Daozong, you two stay here." Empress Changsun said.

"Your Majesty, I will take my leave!" Fang Xuanling and the others bid farewell, Empress Changsun nodded and left.
Soon, there were only the three of them and the servants left in the room. The three of them didn't speak. Empress Changsun just sat there making tea, and put the teacup they drank just now into a small pot next to it to sterilize.

"There will definitely be gossip on the royal side, but I need to make it clear that Shenyong's workshops are given to me, not to the royal family. It has nothing to do with the royal family. This, You need to go outside and make it clear to those children!" Empress Changsun said while sitting there.

"Yes, but, I'm afraid those children will still misunderstand!" Li Xiaogong looked at Empress Changsun and said in embarrassment.

"Don't talk about them first, talk about the two of you, do you think what I did is right, ask yourself!" Empress Changsun looked up at the two of them and said, they immediately bowed their heads, not daring to speak.

"What do you say? After all, this matter is so big. As princes, you are of high status among the royal children, so of course you are qualified to express your opinions." Empress Changsun continued to say to the two of them.

"Your Majesty, it's not that we don't want to talk about it, it's, eh, there's a lot of interest in it. To be honest, Shen Yong sent it here. Don't be a pity. The royal children only had a little better last year. They didn't have money before. Everyone can understand. Can also support, the royal children unreservedly support the royal affairs,
But now, everyone can be richer, so who can have no objection? The dissatisfied empress said, I also had a little better last year. , and now, there are more and more royal children. From the early years of Wude to the present, the population of my royal children has tripled.
It is estimated that in another ten years, the population of my royal children may exceed [-]. If there are more children, the cost will be higher. Not to mention other things, just say that in my family, I have three sons and six daughters , It is estimated that they can still give birth, how much has this increased?On Daozong's side, there are also many children, empress, with the increasing population of the royal family, it may not be enough to rely on these now! " Li Xiaogong sat there, and said to Empress Changsun, and Empress Changsun heard it and also sighed.

"Yes, empress, I really shouldn't have agreed to them!" Sitting there, Li Daozong said to Empress Changsun.

"Yeah, once it's announced, the royal children don't know how to talk about your empress, hey, why don't we keep it a secret for a few days?" Li Xiaogong looked at the eldest grandson queen and asked.

"How about, ma'am, we can hide it for a few days!" Li Daozong also said.

"Can you hide it? After a while, the whole Chang'an city will know the news, let them make trouble, make trouble, make trouble! Hmph, they underestimated my son-in-law too much, you just go out like this Announce that what happens, I don't care about it!" Empress Changsun is also a little bit tempered at the moment, how much has she done for the royal family, and how much has her son-in-law contributed?

how?This time I didn't want it, they still have opinions, what do they know, is my son-in-law still short of profitable business?I have such a son-in-law, do I still need to worry about money?Since those royal children are going to make trouble, let them make trouble.

"This!" Li Xiaogong and Li Daozong looked at each other, and looked at Empress Changsun with some confusion.

"It's okay, just go and announce it like this, you guys go back too, and make it clear to those clan members, just say that this Palace agrees!" Empress Changsun said to the two of them.

"Yes, empress, I'm waiting for you to leave!" Li Xiaogong and the others also stood up, and cupped their hands at Empress Changsun. Empress Changsun nodded lightly, and the two of them withdrew immediately. He just shook his head and smiled wryly, what should he say to those royal children later, maybe he will be scolded, and the queen will also be slandered.

"Go, go to His Majesty's side, this matter needs to be discussed with His Majesty, and listen to His Majesty's meaning." Li Xiaogong said to Li Daozong, Li Daozong nodded, and the two wanted to go together, and soon they arrived at the Ganlu Palace. Wei Hao is still drinking tea here.

When Li Shimin learned that the two of them were coming, he let them in.

"What's the matter, I went to the queen's side, what should I say?" Li Shimin looked at the two of them with a smile and asked.

"Your Majesty, they convinced the empress! The empress agreed, and don't want the shares that Shenyong gave."

"What nonsense are you talking about? Guanyin servant girl agreed?" Li Shimin asked anxiously before Li Xiaogong finished speaking.

"Yes, the empress agreed, and now we don't know how to tell the royal children!" Li Daozong also cupped his hands beside him and said, Wei Hao was also dumbfounded, the queen mother doesn't want it?

"Here, Shenyong, what should I do?" Li Shimin looked at Wei Hao anxiously and asked.

"No, Uncle Wang, you can't joke about this!" Wei Hao looked at the two of them and said.

"Do we dare? Is this a joke? Shen Yong, go and persuade the empress to go, she loves you the most and trusts you the most, Shen Yong, you have to persuade!" Li Xiaogong looked at Wei Wei Hao said, this is really not a small matter, it involves a profit of 200 million yuan, who is willing to give up easily, even if Li Shimin makes the decision, Li Shimin dare not make it so happily.

"I, father, what happened to my mother, how did they convince my mother?" Wei Hao looked at Li Shimin as he spoke.

"How does Emperor Father know? Alright, you two go back first, Gao Ming, Shen Yong, you two will go with me to the Lizheng Hall, and you will have lunch there at noon!" Li Shimin said to Wei Hao and Li Chengqian.

"Okay!" Wei Hao also nodded, and soon, the three of them went straight to the Lizheng Hall,
But in fact, Li Shimin was very moved. This is absolutely, really only the eldest grandson queen, and the sooner the better, if it is slower, it will be complicated. Maybe it is difficult to make a decision. Now that the decision is made, No matter how much discussion there is outside, the matter has already been settled, and no one can change it.

But in front of those two princes just now, Li Shimin still needs to act, otherwise, it will make those royal children feel cold.After a while, they arrived at the Lizheng Palace.

"The concubine has seen His Majesty!" The Empress Changsun saw Li Shimin coming, and immediately stood up and saluted, and Wei Hao and Li Chengqian also saluted to the Empress Changsun: "My son has seen the Queen Mother!"

"Well, Gao Ming and Shen Yong are here, come, come and sit down here, Shen Yong, you come to make tea, the queen mother is still not familiar with these things!" Empress Changsun said to the two of them very happily.

"Okay!" Wei Hao nodded, and walked over, while Li Shimin was also sitting there, looking at Empress Changsun affectionately, the two of them have such a tacit understanding, many things needless to say, Empress Changsun looked at Li Shimin and smiled After a while, Li Shimin immediately said, "Maid Guanyin, are you impulsive this time? How can you make a decision so easily?"

"Then what can we do? The civil and military forces of the Manchu Dynasty are against it. They all demand to hand it over to the Ministry of Civil Affairs. If His Majesty insists on keeping it, then it will definitely not work. If there is no money in the internal funds, then there is nothing to say, but now the internal funds There is still so much money in the treasury, if you continue to insist, it will be unreasonable!" Empress Changsun stood there and said with a wry smile.

"Mother, don't worry about them. Really, what are they? We made the stuff. It has nothing to do with the Ministry of Civil Affairs or the Minister of Civil and Military Affairs of the Manchu Dynasty. I just told my father that I can't even make a decision on this matter." , if those artisans know, they will definitely disagree,

How they treat the craftsmen is obvious to all. Why do the craftsmen in the court get less money than the civil servants? The civil servants work, and the craftsmen do more work. They are more able to promote the progress of the country, but they are despised by those civil servants , Now the Ministry of Civil Affairs wants it, but there is no door! "Standing there, Wei Hao said to Empress Changsun,

Empress Changsun heard it, and looked at Wei Hao in surprise, and then at Li Shimin.

"That's right, what Shen Yong said is right. The artisans have great opinions on the officials of the court. Last year, they were supposed to increase their salaries, but the civil servants failed. Now, those craftsmen have made it, and the civil servants want it." To pick the fruit, do you think they can agree?" Li Shimin looked at Li Shimin with a wry smile and said.

"This, what should I do?" Empress Changsun said anxiously, but she hoped to hand it over to the Ministry of Civil Affairs, and handing it over to the Ministry of Civil Affairs means court court court, that is, handing it over to the Li family.

"Shen Yong, can you convince those craftsmen?" Empress Changsun looked at Wei Hao and asked.

"Mother, it's very difficult. Not only these craftsmen have opinions, but the craftsmen of the entire Ministry of Industry and the craftsmen of the whole world have opinions. How can I persuade the craftsmen of the world by myself?" Wei Hao also said. Looking at Empress Changsun very embarrassed, Empress Changsun heard it and sat down worriedly.

"Shen Yong, tell me, if we improve the treatment of craftsmen now, so that their children can also participate in the imperial examination, and receive the same treatment as scholars and peasants, would you like it?" Li Chengqian stood there, looking at Wei Hao and asked.

"What about the merchants? If the craftsmen are given the same treatment, then the merchants will be the merchants. Do you believe that those merchants can unite to prevent all the goods from being sold, including those merchants controlled by the royal family!" Wei Hao looked at Li Chengqian asked back.

"I understand Shen Yong's meaning. I hope it can be fair. In fact, I also hope that it will be fair. The people in the world are all my people. I hope they can all make contributions to the court. However, if the civil servants disagree, you can I know that many of the current civil servants are descendants of aristocratic families, and they still want to protect their own interests.

"Well, Shenyong, you really need to think of a way to do this, how to persuade them." Empress Changsun said to Wei Hao, Wei Hao also knew what Empress Changsun meant at this moment, and she also hoped that she could to the Ministry of Civil Affairs,
Wei Hao hesitated in his heart. He couldn't force those craftsmen to do this matter. Although he forced them to do it, those craftsmen could do it, but it would have a great impact on his future reputation.

"Shen Yong, think about it." Li Shimin also looked at Wei Hao and said.

"Father, mother, sons and ministers disagree to hand over to the Minbu, and there is no reason to support handing over to the Minbu, please think twice!" Wei Hao said to them at the moment, clasping his hands.

"Huh?" Li Shimin and Empress Changsun looked at Wei Hao in confusion.

"There is really no reason to hand it over to the Ministry of Civil Affairs. The Ministry of Civil Affairs collects taxes and controls those enterprises. Father, these enterprises may be able to make money now, but they will definitely be eliminated in three to five years. Once these enterprises are handed over to those If officials manage it, something will happen.

Father, I don't believe you to check the current income of some salt and pig iron. It will definitely not meet expectations. For the officials, they will not bear the consequences of the failure of the workshop. Once the workshop fails, they will not care about it. those workshops,
And if it is privately controlled, then the workshop needs to continuously develop new products to meet the needs of the people for products. It is absolutely unfeasible to hand over to the Ministry of Civil Affairs. Tang, if those workshops close down in five years' time, they will lose a lot of tax revenue, so please check it out! "Standing there, Wei Hao cupped his hands to Li Shimin and said.

"Hmm!" Li Shimin looked at Wei Hao when he heard it, and he was skeptical about Wei Hao's words in his heart. After all, who knows what will happen five years later?
"Father, if you don't believe it, then just do it like this. I have nothing to say. I can persuade those craftsmen, but the Ministry of Civil Affairs will definitely face a cliff-like tax reduction. Please think twice!" Wei Wei Hao continued to say to Li Shimin, cupping his hands.

"I know, I believe in you, is there any other way?" Li Shimin immediately comforted Wei Hao when he heard what Wei Hao said.

"No, I have no choice. Handing over to the royal family is completely different from handing over to the Ministry of Civil Affairs, and the consequences are the same. If it is handed over to private individuals, it will be different!" Wei Hao continued to persuade Li Shimin, Li Shimin Nodding his head, he hoped that Wei Hao would agree to hand it over to the Ministry of Civil Affairs, but Wei Hao said so, and he couldn't force Wei Hao to do anything, so he could only nod.

"Okay, let's all sit down and talk!" Empress Changsun said to Wei Hao. Wei Hao nodded, knowing that they still didn't believe what he said, but if it really came to the point where the workshop went bankrupt, Wei Hao didn't want to As you can see, after that, they kept persuading Wei Hao, asking Wei Hao how to do it, Wei Hao said that there was no way, so he didn't want to hand it over to the Ministry of Civil Affairs. After lunch from the Legislative Hall, Wei Hao went back When they arrived at the county government office, Li Shimin and Empress Changsun were also sitting at the Lizheng Hall.

"You have also seen Shen Yong's attitude. He very much disagrees with handing it over to the Ministry of Civil Affairs. What should we do?" Li Shimin looked at Empress Changsun and asked.

"The concubine believes in Shen Yong, and Shen Yong is willing to hand it over to the royal family, but she is so disgusted with the handing over to the Ministry of Civil Affairs. The concubine believes that Shen Yong's consideration is right, but we don't understand the operation of the workshop, but we can ask Li Zhi Li Zhi understands better!" Empress Changsun said to Li Shimin.

"Well, call Lizhi over here!" Li Shimin said immediately.

"Not in the palace, just out!" Empress Changsun shook her head and said.

"You just said that Shen Yong's consideration may be right? Then, it is still difficult for the Ministry of Civil Affairs to obtain the equity of those workshops this time?" Li Shimin sat there, looked at Li Shimin and said, and Empress Changsun nodded.

"Hmm!" Li Shimin hummed, but didn't speak.

"It's a strange concubine, I didn't discuss it with Shen Yong first. If we had discussed it, such a thing would not have happened." Empress Changsun looked at Li Shimin and said.

"Well, it's useless to discuss this. Those ministers will not agree to the royal family's control. If you don't agree, they will attack you and keep writing letters!" Li Shimin waved his hand and said.

"But if Shen Yong disagrees, those civil servants will start to attack Shen Yong. Although they didn't dare at first, once they are sure that they can't hand it over to the Ministry of Civil Affairs, just watch, they won't let Shen Yong go." Empress Changsun said to Li Shimin,
Li Shimin sighed, sitting there not knowing what to do for a while,

After Wei Hao returned to the Wannian County Government Office, he also sat there thinking about this matter. He would never agree to hand it over to the Ministry of Civil Affairs. The products of these workshops are all ordinary products. If they are given to the Ministry of Civil Affairs, That's tantamount to Chaotang personally going out to fight with those merchants,

The point is, they still can't compete with those businessmen. In the end, they will definitely force those businessmen to surrender, which will instead disrupt the entire market. At that time, Datang's emphasis on technology, which has just recovered, will be returned to the prototype at once. , and even going backwards, this is something Wei Hao cannot allow.

But if he disagrees, then he will face a lot of pressure, and even say that he will be distrusted by Li Shimin. Thinking of this, Wei Hao is very irritable, completely deviated from his original expectations, and he also imagined in his dreams that Chaotang Will end up fighting for such interests.

(End of this chapter)